Re:Ask HN: Is Twitter still useful for you?
by CM30 on Friday May 11, 2018 @08:17PM
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Kind of?
On the one hand, it's a decent source of news if the news you're after isn't related to politics. For instance, keeping up with the goings on at Apple or Google or finding out about announcements from E3 this year.
In that sense, it's pretty useful.
On the other hand the actual community is horrendously 'toxic', and even supposedly normal people and organisations seem to have a tendency to blow up over minor political dramas and perceived 'bad behaviour' online.
So while it's a decent source of news, it's also something that feels incredibly miserable to use because of the negativity as well.
On the one hand, it's a decent source of news if the news you're after isn't related to politics. For instance, keeping up with the goings on at Apple or Google or finding out about announcements from E3 this year.
In that sense, it's pretty useful.
On the other hand the actual community is horrendously 'toxic', and even supposedly normal people and organisations seem to have a tendency to blow up over minor political dramas and perceived 'bad behaviour' online.
So while it's a decent source of news, it's also something that feels incredibly miserable to use because of the negativity as well.